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AIBU?

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*Whispers* To enjoy the smell of my baby's farts?

98 replies

DancesWithSockPuppets · 26/06/2012 20:47

I can't be the only one, surely?

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getagoldtoof · 26/06/2012 20:50

Depends - how old is your baby, and is s/he on solids?

snaplockslags · 26/06/2012 20:50

WTAF???!!??

yadbu sorry Grin

getagoldtoof · 26/06/2012 20:51

Bf farts smell like caramel. When my boy has been scoffing eggs etc though, I'd avoid his general bottom area as a rule!

Trioofprinces · 26/06/2012 20:52

YAB a bit weird tbh.

Sparks1 · 26/06/2012 20:52

See if you think the same come toddlerhood!

Coconutty · 26/06/2012 20:53

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HecateAdonaea · 26/06/2012 20:53

Nope.

I also used to like the smell of their little milky baby sick

and their pooey nappies.

I think it's programmed into us to not be repulsed by these things when it's our baby (otherwise we'd run off, screaming Wink ). Other people's babies nappies smelled so bad it made me chuck. But not mine.

But you probably shouldn't listen to me, because I also mooed like a cow when giving birth, and used to lick their foreheads and do an odd purr/growl/chuckle.

I don't accept that I purr/growl/chuckled. He's clearly lying. But I did lick their foreheads. It was a compulsion.

it's the animal in us all. Grin

There you go. Now you're not the freak.

DancesWithSockPuppets · 26/06/2012 20:54

He's 6mo, so bottom all over the place at the moment. Still nice though... though if I'm still liking them when he's 16 I will seek professional help. Blush

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Petsinmypudenda · 26/06/2012 21:01

You dirty bugger!

Yabu and very gross Grin

PollyLove · 26/06/2012 21:06

YANBU, I love my babies morning breath. I could literally stick my nose in her mouth, DP says I'm gross though Sad

ErikNorseman · 26/06/2012 21:06

YABU! Gross. However ds's breath used to smell gorgeous Blush

Cloudbase · 26/06/2012 21:16

When DD and DS were teeny newborns , I wanted to lick them. Just like they were little wolf cubs...Blush

popmasterdefeatsme · 26/06/2012 22:22

YANBU

Not in my opinion anyway. I am sooo glad I'm not alone. I LOVE the smell of everything about my babies. Particularly their nappies (especially when breast fed).

Polly, I smell my baby's breath everymorning too... Cloud, I lick and smell them all the time too.

Should I really be a member of the wolf family?

(I'd like to add that by about 1 year old the delightful smell thing for me went and I struggle to maintain a smile whilst dealing with DD's poos in potties they smell so yuk but I still smell her head though)

ceeveebee · 26/06/2012 22:26

When I started weaning my DDs poo smelt of raspberries (her favourite), lovely!

MildredIsMyAlterEgo · 26/06/2012 22:30

YADNBU

DS is 19mo, I still quite like the smell of his farts Grin. His nappies, otoh are incredibly smelly (and not in a nice way).

CharlotteLucas · 26/06/2012 22:31

I licked my newborn the second he came out. Actually, three months on I still lick him quite a bit... Hear me roar etc.

MrsCornish · 26/06/2012 22:32

love every smell that comes off them til they're about 3. when i walk past strangers with babies it's all i can do not to ask for a sniff.

rainydaysarebad · 26/06/2012 22:34

Yanbu. My ds's poo smells sweet and sweeter when he's had banana purée the day before! My husband thinks I'm mad, but I keep telling him his poo smells gorgeous!! I also love that sweaty cheesy smell inberween his toes!! He's only 5 months, so I know I won't be saying the same in a few years time!

MissBetsyTrotwood · 26/06/2012 22:34

YANBU at all. I love the smell of my DSs' farts. But nobody else's!

SillyBeardyDaddyman · 26/06/2012 22:35

Wtaf at baby licking?

FutTheShuckUp · 26/06/2012 22:37

You licked your baby after it had just come out of you??????

somedayma · 26/06/2012 22:38

you are all disgusting

DesperatelySeekingPomBears · 26/06/2012 22:40

rainy Thank god it's not just me that compulsively sniffs my baby's feet. He thinks it's hilarious but I just can't help it. It's like grown up sweaty feet but nice...

VegansTasteBetter · 26/06/2012 22:43

ds's farts stink to high heaven. I am mortiied when I'm out an about that people will blame him (4 months old breast milk fed). That said I have had the odd overwhelming urge to lick him occasionaly. Have avoided it though as it seemed "wrong". Quick poll how many of us have actually engage in baby licking?